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83A Ivanhoe Street, Eden Hill WA 6054 Ph: 6455 0800 Email: [email protected] Website: www.edenhill.wa.edu.au
Dear Parents and Carers, Our student leadership group have started the year with great enthusiasm and are already displaying maturity and responsibility, juggling their tasks with the start of the new school year and a weekly assembly. Our Prefects are to be congratulated on the fantastic job they have done for our first three assemblies of 2020. It isn’t an easy task standing up in front of the entire school and speaking but they have done it with confidence.
The first class assembly for the year will be hosted by Rooms 8 & 9, on Friday, 6th March. We really look forward to watching our students perform. Parents, families and friends are invited to stay after class assemblies to enjoy the hospitality, tea/coffee and a bite to eat, provided by the P&C, Class Coordinators and assisting parents.
Student Free Day Tomorrow, Friday 28th February Eden Hill Primary School is part of the Swan Valley Network of Schools and as part of this, our teachers will be attending Professional Learning on Friday. The school will be closed for students on this day. The focus for our PL is on Professional Learning Communities (PLC’S). PLC’S engage in processes of inquiry and learning, focused on improving student achievement and this builds on the collaborative approach we have at Eden Hill.
Student Mobile Phones ‘Off and Away All Day’ The State Government announced a new Student Mobile Phones in Public Schools Policy to take effect from the start of Term 1, 2020.
This policy requires all public schools to implement a ban on the use of mobile phones for all students from the time they arrive at school until the end of the school day. This extends to the use of smart watches which must be on aeroplane mode during this time. As we already have a mobile phone policy that meets these requirements, there are no changes for our school.
Parking in and around Eden Hill Primary School We encourage our families whenever possible to walk and/or cycle to school and our Your Move team are promoting this approach again this year. Should you need to drive to school, please park in the designated areas and be respectful of other parents, as we all need to use the space available to us. We have been advised that Rangers will be patrolling the area and will give tickets to those people who have not parked appropriately. On a positive note we have been able to purchase additional scooter racks through our Your Move points, so keep up the great work everyone.
High Priority Maintenance and Minor Works program A state Government project ‘High Priority Maintenance and Minor Works program’ has begun at Eden Hill Primary School. We received funding at the end of last year and were able to repair and repaint our classrooms and external areas as part of this project. You may have noticed our ‘Maintenance Blitz’ sign which will remain in place until 30th June 2021, which is the completion date for the project.
Newsletter #2 27th February 2020
What a fun day we had today! Our Year 6
students organised a Crazy Hair Day fundraiser for Year 6 camp. A lot of effort went into some of these amazing hair styles. Thankyou to everyone who participated. We raised
over $530.00. Way to go Eden Hill.
Our vision: To strive for excellence by working collaboratively and respectfully with our students to build strong, meaningful connections with our community.
OUR CHAMPIONS
14th February Caerleon Selman Toh
Cardia Orme Corey Harcourt
Azumi Greenhalgh Lawson Evans Wolf Robinson Draven Butler Jack Munro
Joseph Mavromatidis Riley Cooper Dali Pauciulo Ayden Brache Paige Horton Ava Friend
Amani Rasheed Emily Huynh
21st February Annie Nguyen
Mia Furnell Ali Kakay
Grace Flowers James Rossitto
Zoe Bruce Helena Taylor
Lucinda Hawkins Owen Brache Lucas Moore
Alia Larcombe Elisha Phan
Johan Sangalang Beau Spencer
Georgia Horton Trisna Sugiartha Jasmine Williams
Elisa Miller Harry Braae
Alaska Briskie
Harmony Week Harmony week celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity and will be celebrated at Eden Hill on Friday, 20th March.
To make this event as successful as possible we are asking for your assistance. We would appreciate any help with the following;
traditional food prepared at home or maybe cooked at school
games that children can join in playing
stories to be told
songs to be sung or music to be played
traditional dances or performances
items representing your culture
help with writing some signs in different languages.
Please speak to your child’s classroom teacher or the office staff to let us know if you are able to help out or come along on the afternoon of the 20th March to share some of your culture. We would love to see as many parents as possible coming along to join in the celebrations.
Please note our canteen will not be open for recess or lunch on
Harmony Day.
Records Up-Date If you are yet to return your child’s Student Up-Date Form, please do so as soon as possible, as it is very important that we have the correct contact information for every student. Hopefully we never need to use it but it is necessary in case of an emergency.
Term 4 2019 Visual Art Raffle During Visual Art classes, students receive raffle tickets for impressive work, attitude and cooperation. Raffle tickets are drawn each week and those students choose a reward from the prize box. At the end of each term, one final ticket is drawn and that student receives a special prize.
Our winner for Term Four of 2019 is Jack Fisher, who received an artist’s visual diary. Congratulations Jack!
Technology Support Role This year I will be working with teachers and students to upskill all of us in using technology. In Term 1 I will be focusing on integrating technology into the Mathematics curriculum. I work alongside the classroom teacher to support them with the technology aspect of the lesson.
I have also been working with teachers to teach them new skills at Techie Breakie, such as how to create a QR code.
Teagan Blackburn
Our Motto - Only Our Best Is Good Enough
Classroom Coordinators 2020 Our class coordinators provide an important link between the school and our families. They assist the teachers when they are seeking help for excursions, in classrooms and the P&C when they are requiring support. It is lovely to see some new parents volunteering for this important role. Welcome to each of you. Below is a list of the names of our Class Coordinators for your information.
Room 1 - Deborah Selman
Room 2 - Adele Orme
Room 4 - Kate Hollingsworth
Room 6 - Samantha Peet
Room 7 - Samantha Peet
Room 8 - Deb Andrews
Room 9 - Mellisa Butler
Room 10 - Rebecca Broad
Room 11 - Melissa Higgins
Room 12 - Adele Orme
Room 13 - Kaila Osborn
Room 14 - Nicole Clarke
Room 15 - Natalie Warnock
Room 16 - Leisa Tomshin
Room 17 - Dianne Varinda
Room 18 - Dani & Nadine Wright Toussaint
Room 19 - Renee Roberts
Room 20 - Tahlia Thomson
Kindy 1 - Elisabeth Richardson
Kindy 2 - Melissa Higgins
Kindy 3 - Jodie Fox
Thank you for taking on this important role to assist our teachers and parents.
Award Winners Work Presentation
14th February Emily Nakagawa Jackson Young Audrey Carter
Lena Jin Leah Beutel
Rosie Vo Abigail Oswald Peppr Chapman
Savannah Abraham Jake Drew
Callum Tindal Amethyst Francis Helena Westlake Brianna Stewart
Work Presentation 21st February
Jasmine Ostaszewskyj Lailani Yates Maya Inman Jason Cain
Evelyn Beasley Charlie Thomas
Piper Martin-Hiller Jade Ly
Mailey Sims Arini Burnette
Skye Arto Curtis Alford
Cameron Collopy Keelani Spencer
Swimming Swimming lessons will commence for nine days on Monday, 30th March for all students from Pre Primary - Year 6. The cost will be $50.00 per student which includes lessons, pool entry and transport by bus to and from Altone Park Leisure Centre. More information will be sent home closer to the date. Please note full payment will be required before swimming commences.
P&C AGM The P&C held its AGM on Monday evening, 17th February. I would like to thank our wonderful P&C ex-ecutive members for the brilliant job they do for our students every year. They are a great group of people who meet monthly and work together to develop a real family/community feel to our school and provide our students with great resources. This year’s newly elected executives are:
President Jeremy Warnock Vice President Phillipa Howard Secretary Dani Wright Toussaint Treasurer Karina Hateley Auditor Thea Wattenhofer Uniform Shop Samantha Peet Fundraising Coordinator Adele Orme Canteen Chair Deb Andrews
Congratulations and thanks to these parents for taking on a most important and supportive role for Eden Hill Primary School. The next meeting of our P&C will be held on Monday, 16th March at 7.00pm in our Staff Room. We would love to see some new faces, so please come along to one of our friendly meetings.
Chaplains Chatter The idea of praising children has come under fire in the last five years.
Some studies have suggested there might be problems with praising children. However, we think praise is still useful. Some of the research deterring praise has looked at narrow, laboratory based and artificial environments. Some of it has very small sample sizes. This is not to say it should be dismissed, but we need to be careful about "throwing the baby out with the bathwater" when it comes to praise.
There is also a significant body of earlier research which tells us that praise - when used carefully - is a way to help children feel good, to increase the chance of children doing helpful actions, and helping them start to notice their strengths. Praising children also (and this is important) improves adult's positive feelings about a child, and also helps adult-child relationships. In sum, praise is still useful. However, it is important to use praise carefully. Here are a few ideas about how and when to give praise.
Simply enthusiastically noticing and commenting on the positives can be a helpful way of "praising" children. For example, we might say enthusiastically - "Wow, I notice you did....." or appreciatively saying "Thanks so much for doing...." rather than "you are brilliant at..."
Even better, we can notice/appreciate and comment on specific actions a child does - not the result or outcome of these actions. For example, saying "You really kept your eyes on the finishing line the whole time" or "You put in so much detail in that picture" (actions) rather than "you won the race!" or "This is an incredible drawing" (outcomes)
Mentioning the benefits of a praised behaviour to a child can help them continue doing it, i.e. saying "You look at the ball every time it comes towards you, this means you almost always catch it", or "You helped your friend out, I'm sure they had a great time with you and will want to play again” (see the benefits are in italics here)
From CALM KID Central Team, headed up by Kirrily Smout, author of the great book “When Life Sucks for Kids’
Jenny Palandri
Running Club Our ‘Running Club’ is on again for 2020. Come on down to the big school oval in the morning to walk or run laps, it’s a great way to start the day. Everyone is welcome - students, parents and staff, to join Mr Pedrotti from 8.00-8.30am, Monday to Thursday. Get a faction point for every lap you do and earn certificates and badges when you reach milestones. We also have special certificates for Kindy and Pre-Primary students this year.
20c Tuesday 20c Tuesday is off to a great start. We have raised a total of $200 so far to put towards the Year 6 Camp. Thank you to all those who have shown our Year 6 students support.
Keep those 20c coins coming.
Bullying This is the next article in our series on Bullying. Please take the time to read this article and our Bullying Pamphlet, which is available to view on our website under policies or by opening this link:
Bullying Pamphlet
What can I do if I think my children are being bullied at school?
Try to talk with your children about what is going on
Listen to their concerns and believe them
Be aware of your own response and react in a calm and helpful manner
Talk with your children’s teachers and calmly discuss the situation and some possible strategies
Encourage your children to ask for help at school if they are being bullied e.g. talk about who they could talk to at school, and how to ask for help.
2020 Prefects:
Head Boy - Daniel Errington Head Girl - Brooke Andrews
Cameron Collopy Dylan Williams Trisna Sugiartha Zac Murray
Your Move We would like to thank everyone for the outstanding nominations forms received for this year's Your Move team. It was difficult to choose the six successful applicants. Everyone should be proud of their effort.
Please congratulate the following students selected for the 2020 Your Move Team:
Ashley Bellomo, Arini Burnette, Samuel McKinnon, Marina Nakagawa, Ellie Sherriffs and Remi Stephen-Moritz,
We look forward to another exciting and successful year.
Mrs Friend & Miss Durkin
Eden Hill Community Wellbeing Our Statement of Commitment Eden Hill Primary School is committed to supporting the children, staff and families within our learning community to achieve their best possible mental health. Through our focus on continuous improvement and our policies and practices, we work towards building and maintaining a positive, inclusive and resilient learning community for all.
Wellbeing Action Team In 2019, E.H.P.S. formed a Wellbeing Action Team to implement the Be You Framework, a national initiative for educators, aimed at promoting and protecting positive mental health in children and young people. Members of the team include Natalie Mayho (Principal), Karen Smith (Deputy Principal), Sue Retallack (Student Services Coordinator), Jenny Palandri (Chaplain), and Classroom Teachers; Nicolle Oliver, Kirrily Atkins, Ashlee Corey, Fiona Austin and Darianne Chisholm.
The Action Team welcomes your feedback.
Please contact Nicolle Oliver- [email protected]
We look forward to supporting and promoting a mentally healthy learning community.
EDEN HILL DADS
On Sunday, Eden Hill Dads held
their annual Welcome BBQ. This
year the Dads ventured out a little
further to Lake Leschenaultia. The
weather made for a perfect day,
with many kids swimming and
paddling around. It was great to
see so many families attend and
really nice to meet some new faces.
Please keep an eye out for the next
dads event and for those of you
that would like to know more
contact Jeremy at
